Pentagon Picks OpenAI, Perplexity vs Amazon & Nvidia's Comeback

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In this episode of **AI RADAR**, the landscape of defense AI shifts as the **Pentagon drops Anthropic** in favor of OpenAI, sparking immediate user backlash over the military contract. Meanwhile, a federal court hands **Perplexity AI** a major victory against Amazon, preserving the future of "Agentic Commerce." Plus, **Nvidia** restarts operations in China and integrates Groq tech to dominate the chip market.Also on the radar:• OpenAI drops cost-effective **GPT-5.4 Mini and Nano** models.• Google permanently axes its risky "What People Suggest" health feature.Sources:• Cybernews: https://cybernews.com/ai-news/pentagon-dumps-anthropic-fast-tracks-openai-grok/• SiliconANGLE: https://siliconangle.com/2026/03/18/court-rules-perplexitys-ai-bots-can-stay-amazon/• Financial Times: https://www.ft.com/content/nvidia-restarts-china-chips-manufacturing• AASTOCKS: http://www.aastocks.com/en/stocks/news/aafn-con/NOW.1330000• The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/16/google-scraps-ai-search-feature-health

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